User blog comment:Derekoe/DmC: Devil May Cry Knowledge Primer/@comment-1512913-20121101230832/@comment-72.201.40.118-20121114062135

The video that was posted for you says, it doesn't take place before or after the original Canon. The game is an origin story of Dante, not the Dante from the past DMC games, but a new Dante. You can call it what you want, a rebirth, a reboot, a retelling, AU, or whatever. The game still has no bearings over the Original games.